Ant and Dec have apologised for a segment of Saturday Night Takeaway in which they impersonated people of colour using blackface.
The pair darkened their skin and wore prosthetics for the undercover sketch, in which they pranked famous faces while in disguise.
The presenting pair said they would not make those sketches today and had requested ITV, which broadcasts the show, remove them from their streaming catch-up service.
A statement on their Instagram and Twitter accounts said: “During past episodes of Saturday Night Takeaway we impersonated people of colour in the Undercover segment of the show. “We realise that this was wrong and want to say that we are sincerely sorry to everyone that we offended. “We purposely stopped doing this
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